Help Us Reclaim the Sacred
Join us in Saying No to kitschy plastic Dollar Store lei and Saying Yes to handwoven - one of a kind lei and to inter-generational business education and entrepreneurship opportunities for Pasifika community. Say yes to regenerative, sustainable and locally sourced flora and lei making tools and supplies by adding to our collective knowledge base by joining our mailing list. Through our mailing list and social media is where we will be posting out opportunities to get involved with the cultural preservation and evolution of lei making here in the diaspora.
Help Us Spread Our Values of Giving Across the World
Request A Workshop
Let our lei makers teach you how to weave these cherished lei so that you all can spread the love and regenerate our artistic and cultural commons with the treasured art of lei making, a tradition that really should belong to everyone. Our lei makers are available to teach a variety of lei styles from Melanesian, Micronesian and Polynesian traditions and regions of Oceania.
For our inspiration, we turn to Marie A. McDonald, Smithsonian Institute Master Lei Maker :
For our inspiration, we turn to Marie A. McDonald, Smithsonian Institute Master Lei Maker :
"Marie likes to think of people in the year 3000 studying their past history and saying, "Well, look at the difference... this is what they were doing with leis in the 1850's, and then look what they were doing in 1950 and 2050."
"We're supposed to evolve, to grow, to get better," she said.
Please join join us in embodying lei making's preservation and evolution. Request a workshop today!
"We're supposed to evolve, to grow, to get better," she said.
Please join join us in embodying lei making's preservation and evolution. Request a workshop today!
Help us Break the Cycle of Poverty
By ordering your lei today you are illuminating the pathway to entrepreneurship and sustainable job creation for the Pacific Islander community. The graduation business is a $5.7B industry and lei undoubtedly have become an American tradition within the graduation industry as well as the floral and wedding industries. Your order helps us to not only reclaim the sacred but it also raises the monetary and cultural value of lei and lei making, and allows our community to financially have a foothold and make a living in the industries where lei have made a transformative impact and have become significant traditions.